July 22, 2022

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Top News

• Jan. 6 committee closes summer with Trump outtake revelations: Five takeaways. The Hill
• U.S. Senate votes to move ahead on chip bill to compete with China. Reuters
• Biden unveils $2.3bn plan to fight climate change. BBC
• Russia and Ukraine sign deal to resume crucial grain exports. Axios
• The nation’s cartoonists on this week in politics. Politico

Energy & Natural Resources

• Portland climate emergency plan lays out priorities to cut carbon emissions. The Oregonian
• High court hurdles shape debate over climate emergency. E&E
• Investors rally behind climate, diversity proposals as proxy season ebbs. Roll Call
• First phase of 800MWh world biggest flow battery commissioned in China. Energy Storage News
• Senate Republicans Grill Biden’s Science Pick on Climate, Energy. Bloomberg

Indian Affairs

• Navajo people advocate for bill to recognize same-sex marriage on Navajo Nation. Indian Country Today
• Higher Overdose Death Rates Among Blacks, Native Americans Reflect Treatment Disparities, CDC Says. Wall Street Journal
• New Apprenticeship Opportunities for Indigenous Students in California. Native News Online
• Secretary Haaland: Native voters poised to make a difference. Indianz
• Hualapai leader urges Senate to OK water plan, as wells fail in drought. Cronkite News

Labor

• Truckers’ protests over a labor law block access to Oakland’s port. New York Times
• Jobless claims rise again in another sign that labor market is cooling. CNBC
• Government’s plan for teachers’ pay risks funding crisis, say unions. BBC
• Amazon warehouses under investigation from federal prosecutors, Department of Labor. ABC News
• US files another labor complaint against Mexico. Associated Press

Taxation & Trade

• Wall Street braces for economic ‘hurricane.’ Politico
• How Joe Manchin Left a Global Tax Deal in Limbo. New York Times
• US, Canada demand trade dispute talks over Mexican energy policies. Reuters
• Ships that ‘scrub’ emissions earn twice as much as those that don’t. American Shipper
• Turning up heat, US targets Nicaraguan sugar imports. Associated Press

Technology

• Key Senate votes expected next week on bill to boost US semiconductor production. CNN
• Data privacy, abortion limits set to collide post-Roe. Roll Call
• Tech Industry Layoffs May Undo Workforce Diversity Gains. Wired
• Progressives pressure Schumer to call a vote on tech antitrust bills. The Verge
• Microsoft and Google Bring Bad News for the economy. The Street

Transportation & Infrastructure

• Community resilience-building program’s federal funding to more than double. Smart Cities Dive
• The US DOE funds more EV charging with $96M to decarbonize domestic transport. Electrek
• GMC recalling thousands of vehicles, but no parts available to fix them. The Hill
• America’s Bus Driver Shortage Has Left Transit Systems in Crisis. Bloomberg
• Local administrators are prioritizing roads, bridges with federal infrastructure funding allotments. American City & County

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